Time to Die (Electric Wizard album)

Time to Die is the eighth studio album by English stoner/doom metal band Electric Wizard, released on 29 September 2014.[8] It is their debut on Spinefarm, having left Rise Above. The album is the first since 2002's Let Us Prey to feature founding member Mark Greening on drums.

Time to Die
Studio album by
Released29 September 2014 (UK)
30 September 2014 (US)[1]
GenreDoom metal
Length65:26
LabelSpinefarm
ProducerJus Oborn
Electric Wizard chronology
Black Masses
(2010)
Time to Die
(2014)
Wizard Bloody Wizard
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Pitchfork Media(7.9/10)[3]
NME(8/10)[4]
Drowned in Sound(8/10)[5]
The Guardian[6]

The album is the longest Electric Wizard studio album to date (excluding bonus tracks and the added silence at the end of Dopethrone).

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Incense for the Damned"10:42
2."Time to Die"7:49
3."I Am Nothing"11:31
4."Destroy Those Who Love God"3:14
5."Funeral of Your Mind"7:08
6."We Love the Dead"9:05
7."SadioWitch"4:10
8."Lucifer's Slaves"8:40
9."Saturn Dethroned"3:07
Total length:65:26

Personnel

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Electric Wizard

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Guest musicians

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  • Count Orlof – bass

Production

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  • Chris Fielding – mixing
  • Jus Oborn – production

Charts

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9] 86
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 14
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 148
UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts Company)[12] 5
US Billboard 200[13] 64
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] 10
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] 16

References

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  1. ^ "Official Electric Wizard Webpage". www.electricfuckinwizard.com. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ Jurek, Thom. "Time to Die - Electric Wizard". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  3. ^ Kelly, Kim (1 October 2014). "Review: Electric Wizard - Time To Die". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  4. ^ Smith, Edgar (29 September 2014). "Review: Electric Wizard - Time To Die". NME. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  5. ^ Rowan, Joseph (30 September 2014). "Review: Electric Wizard - Time To Die". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 3 October 2014. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  6. ^ Lawson, Dom (25 September 2014). "Electric Wizard: Time to Die review – immense hypnotic power". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Reviews and Tracks for Time to Die by Electric Wizard". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 25 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Electric Wizard Reveal New Album's Title And Artwork". 2 July 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  9. ^ "Ultratop.be – Electric Wizard – Time To Die" (in French). Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Electric Wizard: Time To Die" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  11. ^ "Lescharts.com – Electric Wizard – Time To Die". Hung Medien.
  12. ^ 2014 Top 40 Rock & Metal Albums Archive. UK Rock Chart. Official Charts Company. 14 September 2014.
  13. ^ "Electric Wizard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  14. ^ "Electric Wizard Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  15. ^ "Electric Wizard Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2014.